Also_Sprach_Zarathustra_(2001)
Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)
1973 single by Deodato
"Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)" is an instrumental by Brazilian musician Eumir Deodato, from his 1973 album Prelude.[1][2] It is a heavily jazz-funk styled rendition of the introduction from the Richard Strauss composition Also sprach Zarathustra. The "(2001)" mentioned is a reference to the soundtrack for the film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Released as the album's first single in early 1973, his rendition peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on 31 March 1973 (behind Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly with His Song"), number 3 in Canada,[4] and number 7 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] It won the 16th Annual Grammy Awards Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.[5][1][2]
The track has appeared on many compilation and re-issue albums since 1973.[6]